Use Company or own 20' container - What to do!!??....
Apr 26th 2009, 4:55 pm
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Use Company or own 20' container - What to do!!??....
I have mates in the shipping world & have got a good price on my own 20 foot container, self packing from Canada to England. Other chums are going to deal with the paperwork, for a price. All in, this is the most cost effective scenario by far!! 
My quandary is, had a guy round from a moving company to get a second quote. He filled me with nightmare stories about self-shippers and the problems they regularly encounter. He said Customs & Excise swoop on self-ship containers with glee & go through them with a tooth comb, charging you vast fees for doing so. Clearly there is nothing elicit going on but I am concerned at damage/delays/additional costs/paperwork etc etc. :curse::curse:
I'd be grateful for your thoughts and experiences please!!
My quandary is, had a guy round from a moving company to get a second quote. He filled me with nightmare stories about self-shippers and the problems they regularly encounter. He said Customs & Excise swoop on self-ship containers with glee & go through them with a tooth comb, charging you vast fees for doing so. Clearly there is nothing elicit going on but I am concerned at damage/delays/additional costs/paperwork etc etc. :curse::curse:
I'd be grateful for your thoughts and experiences please!!
Apr 26th 2009, 5:18 pm
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Re: Use Company or own 20' container - What to do!!??....
I have mates in the shipping world & have got a good price on my own 20 foot container, self packing from Canada to England. Other chums are going to deal with the paperwork, for a price. All in, this is the most cost effective scenario by far!!
My quandary is, had a guy round from a moving company to get a second quote. He filled me with nightmare stories about self-shippers and the problems they regularly encounter. He said Customs & Excise swoop on self-ship containers with glee & go through them with a tooth comb, charging you vast fees for doing so. Clearly there is nothing elicit going on but I am concerned at damage/delays/additional costs/paperwork etc etc. :curse::curse:
I'd be grateful for your thoughts and experiences please!!
My quandary is, had a guy round from a moving company to get a second quote. He filled me with nightmare stories about self-shippers and the problems they regularly encounter. He said Customs & Excise swoop on self-ship containers with glee & go through them with a tooth comb, charging you vast fees for doing so. Clearly there is nothing elicit going on but I am concerned at damage/delays/additional costs/paperwork etc etc. :curse::curse:
I'd be grateful for your thoughts and experiences please!!
Apr 26th 2009, 10:02 pm
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Re: Use Company or own 20' container - What to do!!??....
I agree with Elaine. Having just come back and only shipping a 3rd of a container. The work involved is something you really dont need at a time like this.
It is also true about the risk of customs going through all your stuff. We packed all our own boxes for the shippers, but when they turned up they said it would be best if we allowed them to repack them as if they put on the forms that we did it ourselves there is a high risk of customs going through it all. They were really nice guys and it didnt cost us anymore so i guess they were telling the truth.
It is also true about the risk of customs going through all your stuff. We packed all our own boxes for the shippers, but when they turned up they said it would be best if we allowed them to repack them as if they put on the forms that we did it ourselves there is a high risk of customs going through it all. They were really nice guys and it didnt cost us anymore so i guess they were telling the truth.
Apr 27th 2009, 5:06 am
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Re: Use Company or own 20' container - What to do!!??....
Hi Guys,
I work in inbound here in Perth, maybe even cleared a few of you on here through customs and AQIS. Anything that is PBO - packed by owner is highlighted by someone like myself - I am AQIS trained and AQIS then go through everything that I highlight on the inventory.
My advice, let the professionals do it, all of it, of course there are horror stories, that things get broken, go missing etc.
FYI - ALL containers coming into Australia go through AQIS inspection, they are not picked at random.
Please look at my other thread a few months ago titled Shipping info FAQpart 1 & 2, I wrote this earlier to help answer peoples questions on the procedures involved in bringing in Personal effects. Hope it helps
Sal x
I work in inbound here in Perth, maybe even cleared a few of you on here through customs and AQIS. Anything that is PBO - packed by owner is highlighted by someone like myself - I am AQIS trained and AQIS then go through everything that I highlight on the inventory.
My advice, let the professionals do it, all of it, of course there are horror stories, that things get broken, go missing etc.
FYI - ALL containers coming into Australia go through AQIS inspection, they are not picked at random.
Please look at my other thread a few months ago titled Shipping info FAQpart 1 & 2, I wrote this earlier to help answer peoples questions on the procedures involved in bringing in Personal effects. Hope it helps
Sal x
